The Commission is proud to announce the opening of its first permanent regional hearing site in Abingdon, Maryland. Beginning April 1, 2003, the Commission will no longer be utilizing the Four Points Hotel in Aberdeen. The address of our new northeastern permanent site is 3465 Box Hill Corporate Center Drive, Suite E, Abingdon, MD 21009. Please note that the WCC's regional hearing sites do not open until 9:00 a.m.
A downloadable (PDF) map and directions can be printed from Adobe® Acrobat Read via this link.

Workers' Compensation in the Courts of Appeals has been updated.

REMINDER: POLICY CHANGE REGARDING FAX DOCUMENTS- Effective Monday, March 31, 2003, the Commission will no longer receive (accept) documents for filing via facsimile machine/server. Any document submitted via the FAX Server (410-659-0597) or a WCC FAX machine after close of business Friday, March 28, 2003 will not be considered to be timely filed, will not be received by the Commission and therefore will not be made a part of the record in the claim. (See March 2003 Notices for original post of this information.)

REMINDER: REGULATORY CHANGE- ATTORNEY FEE - Revised Attorney Fee Guide regulations, incorporating non-substantive changes to the regulations discussed at a public meeting on September 30, 2002 were adopted by the Commission at its February 13, 2003 meeting and will be published in the March 7, 2003 issue of the MD Register. These regulations become effective March 17, 2003. Final Version can be found at this
LINK (14.09.01.25) as Acrobat Reader PDF file. [originally posted 3/08/03]